Joseph, though disappointed to lose to the Chiefs after their win against the Blues the week before, was not too down about the defeat, and said it was a game to take the positives from.

''I have been saying this for a while now but this is a new team," Joseph told the Otago Daily Times.

"There is a bunch of nobodies, some of them ... but what comes from that, is there is no baggage. They are a new group and you can see it. They played that way last week and this week. Generally when you get that right, things start to happen down below,'' he said.

''We created opportunities and I think that is the most promising thing. We created some really good attacking opportunities against a quality defence in the Chiefs. That is a promising sign for us this year.''